The HMO is a bit like the revenge of the ugly duckling. Until now, oxide-based transistors were shunned for high-end displays because of their slow processing of electrical signals. Excellent for autonomy, but incapable of managing the fluidity of a 120 Hz display without flinching.
But that was before. The HMO corrects this youthful defect by boosting the mobility of electrons within the transistors. Result ? We keep the legendary energy sobriety of the oxide, but with the velocity necessary for our modern requirements. Unlike the LTPO which had to juggle two different materials to compensate for the weaknesses of each, the HMO plays the card of simplicity and pure efficiency.
And it’s not science fiction: Ross Young, the oracle of screens, confirms that Samsung will launch the production of these panels in its brand new factory from 2026. According to him, this technology is not even “new” for researchers, but its move to an industrial scale changes everything.